The Nextlander Podcast

227: I Have to Buy a Whole New Nintendo???

The Nextlander Podcast

Show Notes

Brad got a Switch 2, and played Metroid Prime 4 on it, and we talk about that, Skate Story, the end of Silent Hill f, a bunch of Game Awards announcement speculation, the resurrection of Romero Games' latest project, whatever the hell is going on with Call of Duty right now, the immortal might of Shang Tsung, our love of Roger Ebert, a shocking revelation about controller face buttons, and a bunch more on this week's show.

CHAPTERS

(00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:09) Intro (00:14:13) Metroid Prime 4: Beyond | [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2] | Dec 04, 2025 (00:42:07) First Break (00:42:11) Skate Story | [Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac] | Dec 08, 2025 (00:49:28) Silent Hill f | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Sep 25, 2025 (00:57:30) The Séance of Blake Manor | [Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Oct 27, 2025 (00:57:53) Marvel Cosmic Invasion | [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux] | Dec 01, 2025 (00:58:10) Absolum | [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5] | Oct 09, 2025 (00:59:30) Void Crew | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Nov 25, 2024 (01:03:59) Second Break (01:04:03) The Game Awards is soon and news is swirling (01:04:24) Larian may have a new game in the Divinity series (01:07:49) Capcom wants more Mega Man (and other) games! (01:12:29) Tomb Raider will have something to show at The Game Awards (01:17:16) Warner Bros. and Netflix... What will it mean for the games? (01:29:01) Katsuhiro Harada retires from Tekken (01:31:46) John Romero's latest project is still alive (01:35:02) Tim Cain returns to Obsidian (01:37:28) Call of Duty will slow down with the releases (01:45:36) Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa has passed away (01:47:58) Emails (01:57:32) Wrapping up and thanks (01:59:31) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (02:01:08) Nextlander Content Updates (02:02:46) See ya!

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